Iconic seafood chain has less than 20 restaurants left in operation

Joe’s Crab Shack was never as big as Red Lobster or one of the other chains, but it was a common enough site for folks through the years.

Unfortunately, it might not have been a common enough stop. Because, as well known as the seafood chain was, it’s footprint of nearly 150 restaurants across the country is now down to less than 20.

In fact, Tasting Table reported that the company’s website currently shows just 15 active restaurants.

So, how did things get so bad for Joe’s?

Well, Tasting Table reported that the chain actually began to struggle back in the mid-2010s due to the increase in cost of seafood. That came while its sales began decreasing, and at least some of that was self-inflicted because Tasting Table noted that as well known as Joe’s was, it actually rated it as one o